Manuscripts

1780-1846

Description: Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1780-1946.
Call number: mssAT
Creator: Abbot, George Jacob (active 1860-1870)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Included are family photographs, a volume of printer's proofs, and newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. Correspondence between Abbot and Hale covers a wide range of current events, including discussion of Daniel Webster and John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828). Also present is Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (1 page).

Photographs; Ephemera; Notebooks; Miscellaneous; Printed Clippings

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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1870-1946

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of George J. Abbot and the related families of Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families.

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This collection includes the papers of five New England families related by marriage: the Abbot, Emery, Gilman, Nicholas, and Throop families. Included are correspondence, family photographs, a volume of printer's proofs, and newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. There are not many letters of the Throops, Nicholases, or Emerys. However, the family materials of the Abbots and the family of John Taylor Gilman are more heavily represented. Gilman was a staunch Federalist who engaged in pre- and post-Revolutionary activities. Twice he served as Governor of New Hampshire. George Jacob Abbot's correspondence reflects his friendships with Daniel Webster and Edward Everett Hale. The correspondence between Abbot and Hale covers a wide range of current events, including discussion of Daniel Webster and John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828). There are some incomplete manuscripts, sermons, family photographs included as well as newspaper clippings relating to Daniel Webster. Also present is Franklin Pierce autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (1 page).

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1847-1869

Manuscripts

Includes Franklin Pierce, Washington, D.C., autograph letter signed to Samuel F. Abbot, 1856 April 14 (AT 132).

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Myron Hunt lantern slide collection

Visual Materials

Set of 61 lantern slides (photographs) of Southern California residences, buildings and gardens designed by architect Myron Hunt, along with some designed by: Greene and Greene, Reginald Johnson, Bertram Goodhue, Florence Yoch, and Paul Thiene. Hunt's designs include his own and those he did in partnership with Elmer Grey, and later, in partnership with H. C. Chambers. The slides are color photographs and have identification labels. Hunt-designed residences pictured are those of: George Watson Cole; J. D. Hooker; Myron Hunt; Raymond Mixell; John P. Wilson; Senator Thomas R. Bard; Mrs. Frank W. Emery; and Dr. Guy Cochran. Other Hunt buildings pictured are: Maryland Hotel; Pasadena Garden Club; Henry E. Huntington Library building; Pasadena Public Library; Pomona College; Throop Polytechnic Institute. Three Greene and Greene residences are pictured: Henry M. Robinson; Cora Hollister; and Cordelia Culbertson. Other slides are a few residences designed by Bertram Goodhue or Reginald Johnson, and there are a few slides of California missions.

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1780-1846

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